LibertarianRepublican.net Gets It Wrong on Burqa Ban

I used to read LibertarianRepublican.net quite a bit. However, they've slowly gotten more and more Republican and seem to rarely have any Libertarian-leaning posts any more. But a post about a Canadian article about a burqa ban caught my attention because it is so far off from Libertarianism.

The headline? "Canadian makes a Libertarian argument for a Burqa Ban"

The problem? Such a ban goes against a key principle of Libertarianism. That principle is liberty for all. In this case, a burqa ban infringes upon the individual liberty of a Muslim woman to wear a burqa according to the guidelines/rules/laws/whatever of her religion of choice.

Prohibiting an individual from following their religion encroaches upon that person's own liberties. Most people who support such measures support them because they either don't agree with or are wholly offended by another religion. It's another case of "I'll support measures to protect my freedom, but not anyone else's" - just like the Tea Party movement slipped into thinking once the Republicans figured out they could take advantage of the Tea Party being vehemently opposed to many parts of Obama's agenda.

So tell me, should governments also prohibit various Christian denominations from their prohibitions against women being in authoritative or teaching positions? Or should the permitted freedom to practice one's religion differ depending on if you are Christian, Muslim, or a practitioner of another religion?

"Separation of church and state" does not only apply to Christianity; it applies to all religions. The government should not get involved with religious issues, and vice versa.